Both parties had similar opinions, so the matter was negotiated smoothly. After the negotiation, Xia Zhihe and Mr. Sun were in a very good mood. They also took the opportunity to drink a little wine. The atmosphere was really good.
And while the two of them were drinking and chatting, a series of rumors about Xia Mansion spread in the capital outside. It was exactly what happened outside Prince An's Mansion yesterday.
There were many people watching at that time. The dispute between Princess An's personal maid and the second Miss Xia of the Xia family of the Ministry of Etiquette, many of the things exposed were very explosive and soon spread among the people.
After that, Wu Zechen and Xia Luotong joined forces to intervene, and the rumor spread even faster. They didn't need to do anything to add fuel to the fire, as long as they spread the news that was closest to the truth, it was enough for the Xia family The evil things he did were enough to get people talking.
The fact was just as Wu Zechen and Xia Luotong expected. In just one day, the news had spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital. Even the mansions of many nobles heard the news and sent people out to inquire.
Although the affairs between the Xia family and Princess An are just rumors, and no concrete evidence has been spread, those rumors combined with various past events still make many people believe it, and the remaining people also believe it. Most of them were dubious and had suspicions about the Xia family.
Who would have thought that the Xia family, the Minister of Rites, would also be hiding dirty things? If these rumors are true, then the Xia family is so unscrupulous and ungrateful!
So even though there is no evidence for these rumors, they have already made everyone suspicious of the Xia family. When the Xia family is mentioned, the tone is not right.
At this time, except for Xia Zhilu, the person involved in the matter who was secretly paying attention to the matter, no one else in the Xia family has heard the news yet.
In the evening, after coming out of Sun's house, Xia Zhihe returned to the house and went directly to the main house where Li was.
Since the commotion at the end of the first year, Xia Zhihe rarely set foot in the main house, and his relationship with Mr. Li has also become much colder. If Mr. Li hadn't taken the initiative to relax, I'm afraid Xia Zhihe would never have set foot in Mr. Li's house. The intercourse also felt a little more perfunctory.
Not to mention the psychological changes, after Xia Zhihe recently had Sun Jiaolan, he lost interest in Mrs. Li.
Compared to Mr. Li who only cares about his own enjoyment, Xia Zhihe naturally prefers Ms. Sun Jiaolan who can please him. What's more, there are other concubines who have their own tastes. Which one is not better than Mr. Li? Who can satisfy Xia Zhihe's self-esteem better than Li?
So Xia Zhihe became more and more perfunctory with Mrs. Li. On the way to the main house, he couldn't help but think of those outer rooms.
He secretly thought, now that Sun Jiaolan has entered the Xia Mansion as a concubine, and the inner courtyard is under the control of the Li family, wouldn't he be able to take in concubines according to his preferences?
If those subordinates want to send their daughters to the mansion to be their concubines, there is no need for them to refuse. Why bother looking at Mrs. Li’s face!
He has long had enough of sneaking around. There are so many ministers with lower grades than him. Which one of them doesn't have a group of wives and concubines at home? Which one is not the descendant of prosperity?
But where is Xia Zhihe?
There is only one wife in the house, and two concubines with no taste for sex. There is only one son, and he is so incompetent. Do you expect this incompetent son to inherit the Xia family?
Then the Xia family might be defeated at the hands of this incompetent son!
As long as there are more concubines in the inner courtyard, his heirs will naturally increase. Are you afraid that you won't be able to choose a good one to inherit the family business?
Thinking this way, Xia Zhihe's mood became better and better, and even when he stepped into the main room, he had a smile on his face.
Mrs. Li originally sent someone to guard the main door of the mansion, and only waited for Xia Zhihe to come back, and then asked someone to take him to the main house. However, she did not expect that Xia Zhihe would take the initiative to come to the main house after returning to the mansion today, which really made her very happy. He waited in the hall for Xia Zhihe's arrival.
Nowadays, Xia Zhihe rarely returns home. Mrs. Li has no way to deal with Xia Zhihe. As long as she makes trouble, Xia Zhihe will not come back.
It's not like she hasn't gone back to the Li family and cried, but her father, Mr. Li Ge, told her to be generous and not to be so tight all day long. After all, Xia Zhihe is also a dignified second-grade official, the leader of the first class. How can he be like before? Still letting her temper lead her to make trouble?
But Li Shi was not convinced. In her eyes, Xia Zhihe relied on her and the Li family to stand up straight. With his current status, he should listen to her in everything, and everything in the Xia Mansion should be left to his own devices. She calls the shots.
But after several quarrels with this idea, Li failed to win Xia Zhihe's surrender. On the contrary, Xia Zhihe became more and more reluctant to return home. In the end, he could only soften his body and reluctantly ease the relationship with Xia Zhihe, but in his heart But his head was extremely reluctant, and even his face was very distorted.
Just like this moment, even though I was very happy about Xia Zhihe's arrival, I still sat in my seat and refused to get up, as if if I got up to greet him, I would lose points and my status would be reduced.
Just when Mrs. Li was sitting on her seat, as if she didn't care, Xia Zhihe finally stepped into the main room.
As soon as I entered the house and saw Mrs. Li looking so condescending again, my good mood suddenly faded a lot. There was a hint of boredom in my eyes, and I couldn't help but think of Sun Jiaolan's considerate nature.
They are both ladies from official families, and today's Mr. Sun is only slightly lower in rank than Mr. Li Ge back then. Why is there such a big gap between the two daughters?
After such a comparison, Xia Zhihe lost his interest even more. He stood directly near the hall door and did not go inside. He looked at Li with cold eyes, completely losing the gentle and indulgent nature of the past.
"Get ready in the next few days. On the first day of March, I will take the daughter of Mr. Sun, the household inspector, as my concubine. I will hold a banquet at my house and invite some people to the banquet. I will give you the list later. ." Xia Zhihe's tone was calm, and when he said these words, it was as if he was giving a notice, without any emotion.
As soon as Xia Zhihe said these words, Li, who had been pretending to be careless, immediately froze on the spot, with a look of shock and disbelief on his face, as if he couldn't believe what he just heard, and he couldn't reply for a long time. God comes.
Xia Zhihe waited for a long time, and when he saw that Mrs. Li had not responded, a look of impatience appeared on his face. He spoke again and urged: "Did you hear clearly? If you hear clearly, answer the question."
Based on his understanding of Li Shi, he knew that Li Shi was going to make a fuss long before he spoke, so he didn't put on a good face when talking about it, and waited for Li Shi to explode.
He had simply made preparations, so he was not worried about Mr. Li making a noise.
Sure enough, as soon as Xia Zhihe finished speaking, Li suddenly woke up as if her soul had been recalled.
The expression on her face gradually turned ferocious, and a sharp scream suddenly rang through the night sky——
"Xia Zhihe! What did you say! Tell me again!"
